Re: Ayre VX-5

Was on the market for a pair of MX-R, went to my local Ayre dealer where they had both the VX-R and VX-5. Following the rave reviews I thought the Vx-5 could do the job but after listening to them I stayed with my initial purchase decision. I had read VX-5 were 90% of the VX-R but after listening to both side by side my opinion is that they are closer to 70% of their big brothers, similar signature but not as much depth nor presence,sounded more solid state to my ear. Still a very fine amp. Mind you I may have been biased as I had already made my mind prior to the VX-5's intro, second the unit may not have been fully broken in.

Re: Ayre VX-5

Thanks for the welcome guys, more of a lurker than poster but you will see me post from time to time. Audio, like many things in life, is a very personal thing so I generally keep my opinions to myself although I enjoy reading others. When I make a decision I let my ear and wallet do the thinking
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Re: Ayre VX-5

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

Was on the market for a pair of MX-R, went to my local Ayre dealer where they had both the VX-R and VX-5. Following the rave reviews I thought the Vx-5 could do the job but after listening to them I stayed with my initial purchase decision. I had read VX-5 were 90% of the VX-R but after listening to both side by side my opinion is that they are closer to 70% of their big brothers, similar signature but not as much depth nor presence,sounded more solid state to my ear. Still a very fine amp. Mind you I may have been biased as I had already made my mind prior to the VX-5's intro, second the unit may not have been fully broken in.

My 2 cents

Dan

thanks for your thoughts

from what I hear, Ayre will have an upgrade for the mxr and vxr using the diamond tech. so your choice is very likely to get even better.